The federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has certified Green Mountain Psychiatric Care Center as an approved provider. GMPCC received a Notice of Decision on March 20, 2014, that the temporary, eight bed, state-run hospital in Morrisville has been accepted as an approved CMS provider.
This milestone allows a State of Vermont psychiatric hospital to be a participating CMS provider, thereby eligible for federal funding,
for the first time since 2003.
This CMS notification decision carries an effective date of March 7, 2014, for the small hospital. The certification follows two on-site surveys, one in December 2013 assessing standards applied to all hospitals, and one in February of this year that assessed standards for psychiatric hospitals.
GMPCC was accredited by the Joint Commission in August 2013. Joint Commission accreditation and CMS certification are two nationally recognized standards showing excellence in hospital care. GMPCC has achieved these organizational accomplishments in strong partnership with Copley Hospital and Lamoille County Community Mental Health Services during its fourteen months of operation. GMPCC will transition to its new location in Berlin as the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital when construction is completed later this year.
CMS certifies Green Mountain Psychiatric Care Center
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